Controlling device.



M. F. SCHMITT.

CONTROLLING DEVICE.

APELICATION FILED SEPT. 13. ms.

1,25 6,381. J 1mm Feb. 12,1918.

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CONTROLLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed September 13, 1915. Serial No. 56,430.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN F. SCHMITT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Controlling Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to dispensing beverages, and its object is to provide a new and improved controlling device more especially designed for controlling the number of bar rels of beer, ale or other beverages tapped, say, during a day, week or other period of time, thus preventing the driver of the brewery wagon delivering the barrel from wrongly charging more barrels to the proprietor of a saloon or other establishment than actually delivered.

In order to produce the desired result use is made of two counting devices, each for registering the barrels tapped during a given period of time, and of which one is located adjacent to and actuated by the draw off faucet under the control of the barkeeper at the bar and the other counting device is located adjacent to and actuated by the outlet valve of the pressure supply apparatus usually located in the cellar and in charge of the porter of the establishment.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the controlling device as applied and with the bar and parts of the building shown in section;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the draw off faucet and the registering device controlled by the same; and

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the air pressure supply and the registering device controlled thereby.

In saloons and other beverage dispensing establishments the proprietor is liable to be cheated by dishonest brewery drivers charging more barrels of beer or ale than actually delivered and surreptitiously selling the retained barrels to other customers. Ihe brewery driver in such case is usually in league with the porter of the establishment to cover up the deficiency in the delivery of the barrels, and in order to enable the proprietor of the establishment to check the number of barrels actually delivered the following arrangement is made: The dispens ing apparatus is of the usual construction and consists of the draw on faucet 10 located at the bar 11 and under the control of the barkeeper, and the tapping device 12 for the barrel 13 is connected with the draw oft faucet 10 and with the pressure supply means 14L having an outlet faucet or valve 15 under the control of the porter or other person employed for tapping the barrel 13 in the usual manner.

The movable member of the draw ofi faucet 10 is provided with a pin 16 adapted to engage a movable member 17 of a counting device 18, preferably attached to the bar 11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The movable member of the outlet faucet or valve 15 is provided with a pin 19 adapted to engage the movable member 20 of a counting device 21 attached to the support 22 to which the pressure supply device 14 is secured. The registering devices 18 and 21 are alike in construction and a very simple type so that when the corresponding movable member 17 or 20 is actuated a successive numeral is displayed, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2 and 3. When the dispensing apparatus is in use the barlreeper can manipulate the draw off faucet 10 in the usual manner for drawing off the beer, ale or other liquid without affecting the registering device 18. \Vhen the barrel 13 is emptied and a new barrel is tapped by the porter then the valve 15 is temporarily closed until the tapping device 12 is credited with the new barrel, and then the porter gives a complete turn to the faucet 15 to cause the pin 19 to actuate the movable member 20 so that the registering device 21 displays the next following number. hen the barkeeper notices that the barrel has been tapped he gives a complete turn to the draw off faucet 10 so that the pin 16 actuates the movable member 17 to cause the registering device 18 to display the next number so that the two registering apparatus 21, 18 register alike.

In case the porter does not give a complete turn to the faucet 15 but the barkeeper does then the proprietor, by comparison of the numbers displayed by the registering device 18 and 21, can at once detect the discrepancy and take steps accordingly.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described the proprietor of a saloon or other establishment can readily keep control of the number of barrels delivered and tapped so that a dishonest brewery driver is prevented from cheating.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a beverage dispensing apparatus having a draw oft faucet and a barrel tapping means, a controlling means comprising two counting devices, each for indicating the number of barrels or other vessels tapped during a given time, one of the said counting devices being controlled by the said draw off faucet and the other by the said barrel tapping means.

2. In a beverage dispensing apparatus having a draw otf faucet and a pressure supply device having an outlet valve, a controlling means comprising two counting devices, each for indicating the number of barrels or other vessels tapped during a given time, one of the said counting devices being controlled by the said outlet valve of the pressure supply device and the other counting device being controlled by the said draw ofl faucet.

3. In a beverage dispensing apparatus of the class described, a controlling means comprising two counting devices of which one is located adjacent to and is actuated by the draw 05 "faucet of the dispensing apparatus, and the other counting device is loacted adjacent to and is actuated by the tapping means of the dispensing apparatus, each of said counting devices indicating the number of barrels tapped.

4. In a beverage dispensing apparatus of the class described, means for indicating the number of barrels or other vessels tapped during a given time, the said means comprising a draw off faucet provided with a pin, a counting device having a movable member adapted to be engaged by the said faucet pin on giving a full turn to the faucet, a pressure supply device having an outlet -faucet provided with a pin, and a second counting device having a movable member adapted to be engaged by the said pin on the outlet faucet on giving the latter a full turn.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARTIN F. SCHMITT.

V/itnesses JOSEPH A. DALTON, Josnrrr A. BRUNNER.

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Washington, I). S. 

